Barret Zoph, co-founder of AI startup Thinking Machines and former OpenAI executive, has left OpenAI after a brief return to join Google as vice president of research. Zoph's move highlights the high turnover in the AI industry, especially at OpenAI, which has seen multiple key executives depart recently. At Google, Zoph will bring his expertise in reinforcement learning and post-training to the Gemini AI project. This shift underscores ongoing competition among leading AI firms for top talent.
Over 100 leading tech companies, including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and cybersecurity firms like Crowdstrike, have signed an open letter calling for joint efforts between private and public sectors to combat increasing AI-enabled cyber threats. The...
Google introduced a special-edition Fitbit Air that integrates with Pokémon Sleep, a game that rewards players for healthy sleep habits by turning sleep into a gameplay experience. This device tracks daily movement, heart rate, and sleep quality, syn...
Dan Ives highlighted six AI stocks—Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Palantir, CrowdStrike, and NVIDIA—as leaders in the next AI growth phase during a CNBC broadcast. All these stocks were already held in his Dan Ives Wedbush AI Revolution ETF, but this w...
Google has enhanced its AI Mode to act as a virtual travel agent, allowing users to plan and book trips through conversational search. Users can now track flight prices, book hotels, and view costs in points or miles. The tool aggregates options from...
In the second quarter, family offices increased their stock allocations from 34% to 37%, driven by bullishness on AI and equities despite market bubble concerns. This shift was largely due to market gains, with the S&P 500 rising about 15%, rather th...
